Gulf1 oil exporters' current account surpluses are expected to fall this year on rising domestic investment and softer oil prices, said the International Monetary2 Fund said.
然而，这类国家在全球范围内回收国际性企业和房产的投资热情好像将持续下去。
But the global spending spree undertaken by Gulf states, snapping up international companies and real estate nevertheless looks set to continue.
IMF在其半年一度的中东和中亚区域经济展望中指出，石油出口国的合计常常账户盈余今年将缩减至1800亿USD，其占国内生产总值的比重将从去年的20%降至13%。IMF和其他经济学家借助常常账户盈余来预测投资者购买外国资产的闲置资金量。
The fund's half-yearly regional economic outlook for the Middle East and Central Asia region said oil-exporting countries' combined current account, used by the IMF and other economists3 to gauge4 the spare cash investors5 have to plough into foreign assets, will narrow to 13 per cent of gross domestic product, or $180bn, from 20 per cent of GDP last year.
IMF预测，沙特阿拉伯今年的常常账户盈余将降低28%，从去年的960亿USD降至约700亿USD。
Saudi Arabia's current account surplus will decline 28 per cent to about $70bn from $96bn last year, the IMF forecast.
然而，尽管中东和中亚区域的常常账户盈余预计将回落，但该区域的常常账户累计盈余仍处于高位。自2003年以来，该区域的累计盈余已增至8100亿USD，其中海湾阿拉伯国家所占比率为四分之三。
But despite the expected dip in surpluses this year, the cumulative6 current account surplus for the Middle East and Central Asia region remains7 high. Since 2003, it has grown to $810bn, with Gulf Arab states accounting8 for three-quarters of that amount.
IMF中东暨中亚部门主任莫辛汗表示，目前这类资金流回国外的机会已经成熟。
These funds are ripe for recycling overseas, says Mohsin Khan, IMF Middle East and Central Asia department director.
自从（去年）该区域股市崩盘以来，投资者已将目光转向房产和外国资产，莫辛汗在接收一次采访时表示，他们还着眼于当地区的资产，主要目的为埃及、约旦和北非。
Since the regional stock market crash [last year], investors have looked to real estate and foreign assets, said Mr Khan in an interview. They are also looking at assets around the region, going in a major way into Egypt, along with Jordan and North Africa.
IMF表示，该区域整体前景将继续明朗。
The general outlook continued to be bright, the IMF said.
经济改革、有利的全球环境和油价高企令该区域去年的实质GDP增幅达到6.5%，同时使该区域人均收入较2002年高出75%。此轮石油USD热潮始于2002年。
A combination of economic reforms, a favourable9 global environment and high oil prices produced real GDP growth across the region of 6.5 per cent last year, bringing up average per capita incomes 75 per cent higher than 2002, the first year of this petrodollar boom.
因为石油将继续推进经济增长，预计中东和中亚区域今年的经济增速将与去年持平。
Economic growth in the Middle East and Central Asia is expected to remain at the same level this year as the oil-driven surge continues.
IMF表示，埃及等新兴市场国家将继续维持强劲增长势头。假如国内安全得到改变，在更为强健的规范和更为稳定的政策推进下，伊拉克、阿富汗和苏丹等爆发过国内冲突的国家应能达成两位数增长。
Emerging markets such as Egypt would continue to grow strongly, the IMF said. Post-conflict states such as Iraq, Afghanistan and Sudan should jump into double-digit growth on stronger institutions and steadier policies, providing security improved.
